In Winter Journal, Auster presents the abandonment of the family by his father from his mother's point of view: her struggle as a single mother; love found again late in life, a love that was short-lived; her troubled later years and, finally, her death - and the subsequent anxiety attacks Auster suffered in the face of her death. In Winter Journal Auster moves through the events of his life in a random series of memories grasped from the point of view of his life now:
| ISBN: | 9780571283217 |
| Publication date: | 6th September 2012 |
| Author: | Paul Auster |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber an imprint of Faber and Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs |
In Winter Journal, Auster presents the abandonment of the family by his father from his mother's point of view: her struggle as a single mother; love found again late in life, a love that was short-lived; her troubled later years and, finally, her death - and the subsequent anxiety attacks Auster suffered in the face of her death. In Winter Journal Auster moves through the events of his life in a random series of memories grasped from the point of view of his life now: playing baseball as a teenager; participating in the anti-Vietnam demonstrations at Columbia University; seeking out prostitutes in Paris, almost killing his second wife and child in a car accident; falling in and out of live with his first wife.
Winter Journal features in the following genres: Memoirs
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Winter Journal was written by Paul Auster and published by Faber & Faber an imprint of Faber and Faber
Winter Journal has 208 pages